Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds, after. Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA FRS FRSA (1723 – 1792) was an English painter, specializing in portraits.
Engraver: Richard Houston. RH (1721 –1775) was an Irish mezzotint engraver, whose career was mostly in London.
Title: William Kingsley Esq. [(1698? –1769), lieutenant-general].
Signed and Titled: l.l. J.Reynolds pinxt.; l.r.R.Houston fecit 1760.; l.c. William Kingsley Esqr. Major General of his Majesty's Forces, Colonel of the 20th Regiment of Foot, and Governor of Fort William in North Britain. Printed for Robt. Sayer, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street, and Thos. Jefferys at the Corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross. Annotations glued to the backing mounting sheet including a clipping from the catalog of the copy's sale.
Dimensions: Image 13" x 9 3/4". Sheet 14 1/8 x 10 3/8
Publisher: Robert Sayer and Thomas Jefferys
Date: 1760.
Materials and Techniques: Mezzotint on laid paper. A fleur-de-lis watermark on handmade paper 18th century. The left edge is glued to the backing sheet
Mat and Frame: Backing sheet.
Provenance: Based on the clipped part of the page from the printed auction catalog with the corresponding entry #141 mounted to the backing sheet. Catalogue No 1353. EXTRA ORDINARY COLLECTION OF Mezzotinto, Line and Stipple Engravings Etchings by Modern Masters SPECIAL COLOR PRINTS AND SPORTING AND HUNTING SCENES BELONGING TO Mr. Jasper Y. Brinton, Maurice H. Wilson, AND A Noted Southern Collector TO BE SOLD Tuesday Afternoon and Evening, May 6, 1924. STAN. V. HENKEUS & SON AUCTION COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Philadelphia, Pa.
Condition: Lower margin is trimmed within the lettering. Crease l.r.A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: British mezzotinto portraits.. Houston #67.
Catalogue raisonné of the engraved works of Sir Joshua Reynolds ... from 1755 to 1820... #46.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum. 1832,0418.26